Man accused of twisting spouse’s thumb

A Muncie man was arrested early Thursday after being accused of battering his estranged wife.

David Allen Johnson, 49, 1501 E. Yale Ave., was preliminarily charged with domestic battery. He was being held in the Delaware County jail under a $2,500 bond.

The woman told an officer that Johnson grabbed her thumb and bent it back, causing “pain and discomfort,” while at her home on Wednesday. He also allegedly threw water in her face.

Johnson was arrested after his accuser asked him to come to a South Madison Street address about 2 a.m., ostensibly to give him cash he had asked for.

Since 2004, the Muncie man has been convicted of crimes including possession of cocaine, residential entry, receiving stolen property, assisting a criminal and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.